Honoring Glacier Lilies

we hiked up a boulder strewn canyon

boulders larger by far than us

boulders covered in lichen and moss

when we got to the cliffs above

we were greeted in spring flowers!

lovely glacier lilies

our natural world is sublime

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Season of Flowers

some views

change one's breathing

meadows of flowers

can right one's spirit

 at my elevation 

most flowers have gone to seed

but the mountains

still offer flowers galore

colors divine

mixed with mountains and sky

and 

one's heartbeat comes true

Wandering paths and mountain roads are such a nice way to enjoy summer wildflowers!

I am sharing this with Whims & Fancies
last Thursday of each months:
Wandering Camera
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Season of Flowers!

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So Montana

 Spring equinox

I wandered south with two dear friends

we found wildflowers blooming

in the sage lands

(Yellow Bells, Fritillaria pudica)

a rabbit in a most unlikely place

an old abandoned car

buttercups

high in the hills

an old barn

So Montana

a herd of deer

one with antlers

curious horses 

all in the Sage Lands of Montana

Sweet Spring 

or

Autumn 

to each of you

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Many Glacier, Montana

on a breeze

the high mountains

called to me

i felt it in my heart

and in my blood

after a long winter 

wandering dirt roads, hiking trails and camping

is essential

the Eastern Rockies are wild and gorgeous

yet tenderness can be found:

photos are the trail to Iceberg Lake

are the Rockies now calling your name?

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Hot Summer Days

hot summer days

are beautiful

and true to the season

yet they beg for evening walks

as the day cools off

pollinators 

busy at work

wings

the original stain glass beauty

berry bushes

lush in their greenery

high mountain flowers thrive

where lower elevation flowers have turned to seed

Montana Beauty

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Beltane 2014

we are

halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice

 

flowers raise their lovely faces

to the sun

cloaked in leaves

glacier lilies breathe

 

until the perfect moment to bloom

 

flower season has JUST begun

it amazes me

to find tiny succulents

that have lived beneath winter's snow

I am still in love

with the new buds on the tops of fir trees

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Spring Walk, Today

walking through the woods

my first wildflowers of the year

so tiny, i almost missed them

tiny fungi, big color

(ascomycetes, perhaps)

the top of a young pine tree

(if you were wondering)

last nights raindrops adorn moss

first and only violet that i saw

i did not eat this one

 

so tiny, i nearly did not see this family of five

(perhaps a Mycena)

buds

illumined in sunlight

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Spring is beginning to burst

still a subtle thing

but if you look real closely

it is bursting

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Summer Horses & a Lucky Winner

early in the season

east of the Rockies

horses lounged amongst flowers

summer has shared a multitude of flowers

most of which have turned to fruit or seeds

summer has been filled with hot blue skied days

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I would like to thank Novica

for kindly offering my readers

the generous gift of a $50 gift certificate!

Novica supports artists around the world

I personally appreciate hand made items

they hold magical aspects of people and life;

creativity, skill and heart

the lucky winner is:

Sandy Carlson!

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